Archive for November, 2009
Spud Sunday: Stinky Spud
So I off I went to London for Food Blogger Connect – ’twas an afternoon filled with food bloggers, fun, Lebanese food and garlic. It also provided the inspiration for a very tasty Lebanese potato pie…
A Tale Of Two Tastings
Wines of New Zealand and wines of Australia, I’d like to taste ‘em all…
Spud Sunday: Leitrim Boxty, 3 Ways
Lessons in the art of making boxty as demonstrated by a real Irish mammy.
I Can Has Thanksgiving?
In which I make an application to borrow the Thanksgiving holiday – I’ll even make the cranberry sauce…
Spud Sunday: Mushy Mushy
It’s not all about good looks. This colcannon cake may have stuck to the non-stick pan, but it still tasted good…
Oat Cuisine
In which I have the pleasure of meeting the Flahavans & seeing inside their family-run oat mill in Waterford. Plus some oat & apple breakfast muffins made in honour of the occasion.
Spud Sunday: My Name Is Farl
Potato cakes, potato farls, potato bread or fadge. Regardless of what you call them, they are a great Sunday morning comfort food. Just add butter.
Raising The Chocolate Bar
A review of my weekend at the Temple Bar Chocolate Festival, with truffle making, chocolate tasting and a fascinating talk by Willie Harcourt Cooze, plus a recipe for my favourite homemade truffles, flavoured with rose water, like Turkish delight.
